Steal a building for Charlotte...she needs more.

[hueion39]

Ok.....to revive this thread....I would love to add the new Apple store that just opened in Boston's Back Bay.

Some pictures (with credit).

Statler at Archboston.com

[Appetite for Construction]

How 'bout the CNA building in Chicago? The architecture is plain, but the color would be a welcome change from the mostly gray building stock here ...

[Charlotteman]

Here's one I wouldn't mind seeing built in Charlotte: Aqua, the condo tower going up in Chicago:

[tozmervo]

How 'bout the CNA building in Chicago? The architecture is plain, but the color would be a welcome change from the mostly gray building stock here ...

[swampfox43]

WOW! Can't believe I never heard of this gem. Thanks so much for posting it krazeeboi.

It's rather reminiscent of Gaudi. Now this is my idea of exciting architecture......architecture as high art.

[BullDurhamer]

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel design in Atlanta is decent....

[monsoon]

[nowensone]

Wow. Arcology meets Machu Pichu meets mid-rise. Or something.

[atlrvr]

This would be great for butting up to adjacent interstates....

[Neo]

Forgive me for wanting this, but considering Charlotte is a city of the automobile I'd say it would fit in well here:

60 East Lake Street in Chicago

I'd much rather have something like this to spark conversation than the endless dull parking decks in our downtown now. If we're going to have decks (which we obviously are), we might as well spice things up a bit.

[tozmervo]

Just a followup to monsoon's post- That project is Namba Parks in Osaka.

It's also on my October trip itinerary. I'll see if I can bring it back with me.

[Guest]

Just a followup to monsoon's post- That project is Namba Parks in Osaka.

It's also on my October trip itinerary. I'll see if I can bring it back with me.

[rockhilljames]

You think we should tell them they have a huge spatula on the side of their building?

[monsoon]

Just a followup to monsoon's post- That project is Namba Parks in Osaka.

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It's also on my October trip itinerary. I'll see if I can bring it back with me.

[ohioaninSC]

I wouldn't want Burj Dubai, but there are many buildings in Dubai that I would like.

For instance this one:

[tozmervo]

Nice trip. Osaka does not get the credit that it deserves as a city because it is always overshadowed by Tokyo but there are 27 million people living in this urban area. If you have never been to Japan, you will come back with your concepts of cities completely changed. Have fun. (I would highly recommend flying to the Kobe airport instead of Narita)

[monsoon]

I would recommend getting a JR pass before going. It will save you a lot of money. You can't get it once in Japan. Consider paying a little more for the Green Car. (first class)

[tozmervo]

http://www.dezeen.com/2007/06/15/mancheste...-centre-by-dcm/

[Miesian Corners]

tozmervo, love Manchester and that building (by the way, there's an incredible Indian place on the ground level of the structure in the foreground.

There are many great buildings I would like to see here. But there's simply something simple and elegant about the Deutsche Bahn building at Sony Centre in Berlin that makes me..., er, um, excited.

[Andyc545]

The Cybertecture Egg in India is not just a crazy design outside, inside it has bathroom toilets that monitor your heart rate and vital signs of health and automatically contact an in-house physician if the numbers don't look good.

And this is what we need in the Eastland Mall redevelopment...

[Nostyle]

Buffalo's City Hall:

A powerful, historic building (something Charlotte could definitely use more of) with art deco detail that dwarfts Hearst.

[Miesian Corners]

^Buffalo City Hall is an art deco masterpiece. Good choice! I would happily give up Hearst for that (and they could also have the Char-Meck Government Center, too).

[Guest]

The Cybertecture Egg in India is not just a crazy design outside, inside it has bathroom toilets that monitor your heart rate and vital signs of health and automatically contact an in-house physician if the numbers don't look good.

[krazeeboi]

For some reason, Buffalo's City Hall has always come across as dreary to me, although I recognize its architectural significance. I'd rather see something like the Skirvin Hilton in OKC:

[New Name]

It's not "a" building, but it is a structure.

I would like the overhead arches from Millennium Park, and I would like them to be placed over a park on the 277 Freeway Cap.

The best thing about these things is that there are built in lights that shine down on the lawn, making it very cozy and inviting at night.

I don't require the stage, although it's fun. I'm not asking for the world.